Okay, here goes chapter two. Hope everyone liked the first chapter. I better get lots of reviews for this, by the way. wink wink

The Black Pearl was an amazing ship. It was the fastest in the Caribbean; she'd heard all the stories, but being on this speed demon as it traveled was amazing. Kendra stood at the front of the ship, staring out over the waters. There was just one thing interrupting this quiet bliss as she watched her first sunset aboard the Pearl…

"Fix that sail, mate! And what the bloody hell are you doin', sonny? Get back to work before I tie you to the anchor and send you down to Davey Jones' locker!" Jack's shouting and commanding had been going on all day. She was surprised he wasn't hoarse from all the yelling he'd been doing. I suppose in a way I understand. It's the first day out to sea. Got to make sure everything is going smoothly.

"Things will calm down soon, me lady." Kendra started and turned around, having not heard Jack walk up behind her. He didn't seem to notice her jumpiness. "Now, as captain of this ship, it is my duty to ask you one question."

"And what question is that, Jack?"

"That's Captain Jack, young missy." He responded. "Me question is: why did you board me Pearl?"

She shrugged. Time to use that story she'd concocted earlier. "I wanted to get away from Tortuga, but I didn't have the money to properly board a ship."

"So you decided to board a pirate ship, where you might not even have lived to see land again, savvy?" A humored smirk was playing against Jack's lips, making the gold of his molars glisten in the disappearing sunlight. He was a beautiful man, and the array of colors behind her reflected in his almost black eyes.

Kendra shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. "I didn't really pay attention to what ship I was boarding."

He nodded, accepting her story without much distrust. Vaguely, she realized how they were standing. He had one hand on either side of her, resting on the rail. She was as far away from him as she could get without flipping overboard, and he was still almost touching her. Narrowing her eyes, she reached up and pushed against his chest until he was about arms length away from her.

"I don't trust you Sparrows, Jack." She announced softly.

He smiled. "That's good. I don't trust women who kick me goods either, luv."

This emitted a laugh from her, but she forced it down after a moment. She shouldn't forget her mission. Glancing behind him, she saw three of his men doing nothing but standing around talking on the deck. She looked up at him and said, "I think your duty calls again, Jack."

"Captain." He amended her again before turning away and shouting, "Back to work, you lazy bums!" All three of the men rushed back to their posts after seeing they'd been spotted.

My mission, she pondered, remembering all about how she'd come to receive it.

She'd been told by a man named Charlie Talos to go find the Black Pearl and board the ship. She didn't have to be seen on the entire voyage if possible. She was just to stay on the ship and when they reached land she was to contact Charlie and tell him where the Pearl was headed. Charlie was a naval officer, and it had been his life goal to capture Captain Jack Sparrow.

Charlie's reasons for wanting to put the Sparrow away were a mystery to her. Kendra had never really wanted to know. She'd tried asking once, and she'd regretted it. He'd given her the silent treatment for two weeks after she'd asked and refused to even look at her.

He'd found her in an awful condition in Tortuga, so she hadn't been lying to Jack about wanting to get away from Tortuga. She'd just left out the part about Charlie offering her a job as a freelancer for the Royal Navy. She'd taken the job for no charge, just to get away from that damned city. So now here she was. She was to stay on this ship until the Navy came calling, and when the ship was attacked—however long that may take and however many times that may take—she would be picked up by a ship and taken to her city of choice. That was all she'd wanted in return for doing this. And all the pirates on this ship would be tried and hanged.

Sorry for the short chapter. I just wanted to get Kendra's plans out for yall so you'd know what was going on. I'll try to write more on the next one. And don't forget to review! Its what keeps me alive.